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- Nov 07, 2020
Book Quotes
Why books work the way they do.
This page highlights what books can do that film can't, including slower pacing and quiet stretches, alongside a reminder that some things simply translate poorly to screen. For a companion collection, see Books.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Habit
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something called the 'Washington Read,' which is the habit of many locals to go into a bookstore, pull a book off the shelf, rifle through the index to see if they're in there.
- Bible
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was seven or eight, I was bought a fantastic book called 'The Movie Treasury of Horror Movies' by Alan G. Frank; it became my bible. It's packed full of the most amazing photos and is still fantastic to look at.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.
- Gravel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times. Read anything that often, and even minor imperfections start to feel like gravel in the bed.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most adults, unlike most children, understand the difference between a book that will hold them spellbound for a rainy Sunday afternoon and a book that will put them in touch with a part of themselves they didn't even know existed.
- Nov 07, 2020
My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it.
- Shoes
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one thing you have to do if you write a book is put yourself in someone else's shoes. The reader's shoes. You've got to entertain them.
- Gravel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times, and their parents are going to have to read it with them. Read anything that often, and even minor imperfections start to feel like gravel in the bed.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only good Philip K. Dick film is 'Total Recall.' It's faithful to the book. Arnie gets it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am trying to give the best performance possible in 400 pages. I want readers to be scared; I want them to be moved. Entertainment doesn't necessarily mean something trivial, but it does mean people wanting to get to the end of a book.
- Birthday
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an extensive library - every birthday when I was a kid my parents would ask what movie or book I wanted, so I have built up a big collection over the years.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020